Escape rooms are "live-action team-based games where players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal (usually escaping from the room) in a limited amount of time." Escape Rooms are one type of Escape Game, which are narrative-based challenges that use puzzles, tasks,…

The authors describe an in-class exercise in which students participate in an auction to buy US Airways. The exercise is based on events of late 1995, in which neither United nor American Airlines decided to bid for US Airways. Two teams of students participate in an English auction. Students learn that the equilibrium of the sequential game is…

Survey of conflict-based games available for classroom use. (SP)

The theory and application of educational games are discussed, with the point being made that little is known for certain about their effectiveness. The game of "Manchester," dealing with the Industrial Revolution in England, is described in some detail, and 25 other games are noted. (LS)

This partially annotated bibliography on simulation and gaming contains over 1,000 citations arranged alphabetically by author's last name. Types of sources included are books, periodical articles, dissertations, and material in the ERIC system. Dates of citations range from 1956-1971 with most in the mid to late 60's. Also included is a list of…

This discussion of the use of games and simulations in instruction includes a number of examples of activities that can be used in the community college classroom. Section I assesses the value of games and simulations as an approach to learning; defines games, simulations, and non-simulation games; considers the advantages and disadvantages of the…

Gaming provides a real opportunity for students to create simulation games in areas most meaningful to them, making learning an active, creative, dynamic and student-originated experience, encouraging initiative and creative thinking. (Authors/JB)

Lists the advantages of using simulation games in social studies classrooms for special education students, noting appropriate research and providing specific examples. (RL)

In an attempt to discover improved classroom teaching methods, a class was turned into a business organization as a way of bringing life to the previously covered lectures and textual materials. The simulated games were an attempt to get people to work toward a common goal with all of the power plays, secret meetings, brainstorming, anger, and…

The contemporary art of simulation is discussed in this short guide. The intent of the authors is to introduce classroom simulation to a more general audience by reviewing the state of the art. Six games from a variety of subjects in secondary school curriculum are described in detail. Of particular utility to the reader is the annotated directory…

In public-speaking courses, the use of games--a specific type of simulation--can help to overcome three of the most basic problems faced by the teacher: the gap between the study of theory and the application of that theory, the limited experience gained by students confined to speaking situations within classroom walls, and student stage fright.…

Simulation games are classed in this guide by subject area: business, domestic politics, economics, ecology, education, geography, history, international relations, psychology, skill development, sociology, social studies, and urban affairs. A summary description (of roles, objectives, decisions, and purposes), cost producer, playing data (age…

This article deals with the basic techniques of teaching entire classes to cooperatively develop simulation games. The first section presents a model which serves as a nucleus for developing the instructional strategies in the second section. (Author/KM)